Background
Espinola, Aïda was born on April 18, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro. Daughter of Alvaro Bustamante and Margarida (Costa Neves) de Oliveira.
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Aïda Espinola
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Aïda Espinola, Brazilian Chemical engineer, educator. Achievements include development of fuel cell prototype. Fellow Pennsylvania State University, 1969. Member American Chemical Society, Brazilian Chemical Society (vice president 1956, president 1957), Brazilian Society for Progress of Science, Sindicate Chemists of Rio de Janeiro (Gold Retort award 1979).
Education
Bachelor of Science in industrial chemistry, School Chemistry, Rio de Janeiro, 1941; BAChemE, School Chemistry, Rio de Janeiro, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Pennsylvania State.
Career
Chemist, technologist, Laboratory Mineral Production, Rio de Janeiro, 1942-1971;
associate professor, Federal U. Rio de Janeiro, 1955-1981;
full professor, Federal U. Rio de Janeiro, 1981-1990;
researcher, Technology Aerospace Center, Sãn José Dos Campos, 1973-1974;
full professor, Coord. Graduate Programs in Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, since 1975. Visiting professor Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, 1966, Federal U. Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 1973, Federal U. Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, 1973.
Researcher Iowa, Brazilian Research Council, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Chemical Society, Brazilian Chemical Society (vice president 1956, president 1957), Brazilian Society for Progress of Science, Sindicate Chemists of Rio de Janeiro (Gold Retort award 1979).
Connections
Married Cesar Godinho Espinola, October 2, 1943 (divorced 1954).
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Nationality
Brazilian